Answer: 7.5 E 0
This is the same as saying 7.5 * 10^0
Both of these values convert to the number 7.5; meaning that the population of the US is about 7.5 times greater than the population of CA.
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Work Shown:
40,000,000 = 40 million
40,000,000 = 4.0 * 10^7
Note how we move the decimal 7 spots to the right to go from 4.0 to 40,000,000
so the 7 in 10^7 tells us how many spots to move the decimal point in the base number 4.0
The number 4.0*10^7 can be condensed to 4E7. The "E" represents "times 10 to the"
As another example, "3E8" means "3 times 10 to the 8th power" which becomes 3.0*10^8 = 300,000,000 = 300 million
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We have these two facts
- x = Population of CA = 4 E 7 = 4*10^7
- y = Population of US = 3 E 8 = 3*10^8
We'll divide the two populations to get
y/x = (3E8)/(4E7)
y/x = (3*10^8)/(4*10^7)
y/x = (3/4)*10^(8-7)
y/x = 0.75*10^1
y/x = 7.5
We can see that the population of the US is roughly 7.5 times greater compared to the population of CA.
Convert 7.5 to scientific notation, and we get
7.5 = 7.5*1 = 7.5 * 10^0 = 7.5 E 0
Keep in mind that these are population estimates, and populations change over time.